The service-learning survey for faculty is closing on Friday (June 12). If you have an opportunity, please take a moment to complete the survey - it only takes about 3.5 minutes!
Survey: bit.ly/csl-faculty
A great big thank-you to the many faculty who have already completed the survey!
Contact:
Melissa Gallo, 416-675-6622 ext. 5942
melissa.gallo@humber.ca
Webiste: galloma.blogspot.com
In preparation for the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, sections of the parking lot will be unavailable.
Humber Colleagues,
Humber College Child Care Centres' staff and children would like to thank everyone who participated in our sustainability campaign and donated natural and recyclable resources to incorporate in our programs.
Please note that we will be continuing our sustainability campaign throughout the year and will be glad to receive and reuse any of the materials listed below:
To arrange pick up or drop off please contact Olga Rossovska, RECE, at the Humber Child Development Centre, ext. 5057
We are looking forward to further collaboration with all our Humber family!
In the News
April & May 2015 Highlights
Etobicoke Guardian – April 1, 2015 – Partnerships help Humber Arboretum prosper
Article mentions a partnership between Humber College, the City of Toronto, Humber Arboretum and the Toronto Region Conservation Authority to encompass 250 acres with more than 1,700 species of plants and animals. Read more
Now Toronto – April 8, 2015- Crystal Mountain: Interior Designer, Maude Interiors, Yvonne Whelan Designs
Feature article on Humber interior decorating alumna, Crystal Mountain. Read more
Torontoist.com – April 9, 2015 – Toronto Swarms to Urban Beekeeping
Article features interview with Humber’s urban beekeeper Fran Freeman. Read more
Metro Toronto – April 12, 2015 -Humber simulation lab teaches future cops de-escalation techniques
Article on Humber’s simulation lab, which also features an interview with Gina Antonacci, dean of Humber’s School of Social and Community Services and Brandon Jacko, Police Foundations alumnus. Read more
The Globe and Mail – April 15, 2015 – Is it worth it to fight my speeding ticket in court?
Article features interview with Humber law professor, Jennifer Zubick. Read more
CBC Canada – April 15, 2015 – Waterloo student brings stationary bike to campus
Article features Humber occupational therapist assistant graduate Laura Barkin. Read more
Trucknews.ca – April 22, 2015 - Humber College to host trucking career day
Website features Humber’s trucking career day, where students looking for a career as a professional driver can learn more about the colleges programs. Read more
Daily Commercial News – May 1, 2015 – Humber College’s new facility a significant milestone
Article mentions the substantial completion of construction on Humber’s Learning Resource Commons building. Read more
Breakfast Television – May 4, 2015– Jenn live at Humber College (5 segments)
Five live segments from Humber’s Centre for Culinary Arts with Christian Horizons students and Humber’s professors.
Segment One
Segment Two
Segment Three
Segment Four
Segment Five
Daily Commercial News – May 6, 2015 – Humber College Learning Resource Commons construction complete
Article mentions the completion of Humber Learning Resource Commons. Read more
Toronto Sun – May 13 2015 - Unleashing entrepreneurial dreams
Article mentions HumberLaunch, Humber College’s Centre for entrepreneurship and innovation, which was established to cultivate innovative ideas into successful business ventures while promoting economic development. Read more
Herald Arts & Life – May 14, 2015 – Canadian ad people reflect on bygone Mad Men era
Article features interview with Humber advertising professor Michael Rosen regarding Mad Men’s finale. Read more
CBC News – May 15, 2015 – Nepal earthquake to ‘Bruce Almighty’ cat: Does Crowdfunding help or hurt?
Article features Humber fundraising professor, Ken Wyman, speaking about raising money. Read more
Themuse.ca – May 19, 2015 – Interview with Newfoundland Comedian Dan Dillabough
Feature article on Comedy Writing and Performance alumnus Dan Dillabough who credits studying at Humber College the main reason he moved to Toronto. Read more
CBC News – May 19, 2015 – Craft beer credentials are not always what they appear
Story features interview with Humber School of Hospitality instructor Roger Mittag. Read more
Toronto Sun – May 24, 2015 – Miss Universe Canada went from bullied to beauty queen
Article about Humber Business – Accounting student who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2015. Read more
Breakfast Television – May 25, 2015 – How Miss Universe Canada 2015 Paola Nunez Valdez Overcame Bullying
Segment on Breakfast Television about Humber Business – Accounting student and Miss Universe Canada 2015 winner, Paola Valdez. Read more
The Windsor Star – May 27, 2015 – Burnup burns up competition
Article is about Humber Culinary Management alumna, Jan Burnup, who has won the Food Network Canada’s reality TV show Chopped Canada. Read more
Latintimes.com – May 28, 2015 – Miss Universe Canada 2015 Is Latina! 10 things to know about Dominican Paola Nunez Valdez
Article mentions Miss Universe Canada, Paola Valdez is currently a Business-Accounting student at Humber. Read more
Etobicoke Guardian – May 28, 2015 – Humber Arboretum: Proud recipient of the Weston
Feature article on Humber’s Arboretum winning the Weston Family Foundation’s Family Parks Challenge Grant. Read more
Toronto Star – May 28, 2015 - Juicing 3.0: Cold-pressed juice takes over Toronto
Article features interview with Humber program co-ordinator Sarah Coulson regarding the juicing craze. Read more
Daily Commercial News – May 29, 2015 – CISC honours the best in Ontario steel constructionArticle mentions Humber’s F Building new addition winning the Engineering Award of Merit for the new two storey, 38,000 square foot addition on top of an existing two storey building, which adds classroom and laboratory space to the North Campus. Read more
Toronto Star – May 31, 2015 – My Past doesn’t define me
Article is about how Lindsay Jennings went from homelessness, to fighting a brain tumor to graduating from Humber’s social service worker program. Read more
Humber’s migration from FirstClass to Exchange concluded June 2013. And as discussed during the cutover, FirstClass will be shut down this year.
Information Technology Services will be permanently shutting down FirstClass, Humber’s legacy e-mail and calendaring tool, on September 30th.
If you have not already done so, please retrieve any FirstClass data you wish to keep. Once shut down, data on FirstClass will not be accessible.
Note that, due to the proprietary nature of FirstClass, data (contacts, email, etc.) must be migrated manually; there is no reliable migration tool.
Please use the remaining four months to move any FirstClass data you wish to keep. FirstClass will be forever shut down September 30, 2015.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at X5290.
Ryan Burton
Director of I.T. Planning & Client Services
On Wednesday, June 10 at noon, the North Library will be closing the doors at our NX location.
On Monday, June 15 at noon, we will reopen in our new home on the 4th floor of the Learning Resource Commons (LRC) building.
Students can continue to use the LRC Learning Commons space (3rd floor) to access computers, printers, and study spaces 24/7. They can also ask for research help and IT support at the Learning Commons Help Desk.
The Library’s online collections are always available at library.humber.ca
Come see us in our new space!
Update: Due to ongoing construction, the hallway between H106 (Print Shop) and H107 will be remain closed until further notice. Updates of the schedule to be provided as available.
Please continue to use the alternate route to the Learning Resouce Commons (LRC) link which is detailed in the below image. Construction hoarding and signage is present.
If you have any questions, please contact Rosa Ongpin, Project Co-ordinator at 416-675-6622 ext. 4917.
Background
The construction of the LRC and the two story addition to “F” Building produced 100,000 square feet of vacant space within the North Campus. The College established a governance committee to develop a consultative process that would capture development priorities and criteria and a method to solicit space related needs and desires that would be evaluated against the college priorities and criteria.
Backfill Committee Membership:
Process
The information below outlines at a high level the process and timelines associated with the backfill allocation and plan:
April to August 2014
| Institutional Priorities | Campus Development Directions |
| Maintain same ratio of Square Feet per Student | Provide additional instructional space |
| Priority given to Instructional Space | Allocate space with consistent standards and criteria |
| Space allocations that Support the Academic Plan | Cluster related functional groups |
| Relocate West Mall back to North Campus | Relocate West Mall back to North Campus |
| Identify service space that could relocate off campus | Intensify land use |
September to October 2014
November 2014
December to February 2015
February to March 2015
Adjudication Committee Membership:
Non-voting Chair: Laurie Ranourt
Ann Dean, Barbara Riach, Carol Anderson, Gina Antonacci, Guillermo Acosta, Olga Lalka, Sanjay Puri, Steve Bellamy
April 2015
Outcome
We are pleased to announce that the evaluation process is complete and largely the urgent priorities of Schools, Departments and the Institution have either been met directly by the opportunity that the vacated space provided or will be addressed through the Academic and Campus Plan over the coming months.
New allocations of space have been made in the following categories:
| New Classrooms | 10,312 SF |
| New Lab facilities | 22,800 SF |
| Academic Office Space | 21,575 SF |
| Administrative and Student Services | 9,069 SF |
| Student Collaborative and Food Service | 3,700 SF |
| Deferred Allocations pending Academic/Campus Plan | 5,952 SF |
| Unallocated suitable for Instructional Space | 17,929 SF |
| Unallocated (Not Suitable for Instructional use) | 6,888 SF |
Unallocated space will be held centrally pending the outcome of discussions related to new programs, enrolment projections and Academic Plan.
Next Steps
The planning of relocations and renovations will begin immediately and will be staged over the next two years with final completion expected in the winter of 2017.
The College would like to thank all who have engaged in this process and have contributed time and energy to articulate the needs of their Schools, Departments and Services.
Website
Information on the backfill process and allocations will be available on the Capital Planning Steering Committee website found through the following link: http://www.humber.ca/wearehumber/staff/committees/capital-planning-steering-committee
Laurie Rancourt Rani K. Dhaliwal
Co-chairs of the Capital Planning Steering Committee
To the Humber community,
As you may have seen or heard through media coverage or while on campus, a Humber student was stabbed in a parking lot at North Campus on Wednesday, June 3, at approximately 5:30 p.m..
Toronto Police, EMS and Humber’s Department of Public Safety responded to the incident quickly. EMS took the student to a trauma centre for treatment. The student underwent surgery, and to our knowledge, is expected to make a full recovery. Toronto Police is continuing to investigate the incident and Public Safety is assisting with the investigation.
The incident appears to be an isolated occurrence between individuals known to each other. At no time was the college at risk or the student or suspect a threat to the college. The suspect left college property immediately after the incident occurred.
If anyone has information about the incident, please contact Toronto Police at 416.808.2222 or the Department of Public Safety at 416.675.6622 ext. 4000.
The safety, security, health and well-being of our students is Humber’s number one priority. In addition to a dedicated security office staffed by security officers 24/7, Humber also conducts regular campus patrols (walking and by vehicle) 24/7, has an extensive video surveillance system across all campuses, has a network of emergency/code blue phones across campuses and offers campus walk (call ext. 8500 or 416.675.8500) and work alone programs among other services.
Humber strives to make all of our campuses a safe and fun place to study, work and visit. If you have any comments or questions, please send them to publicsafety@humber.ca.
Thank you.
